Round 1 · 1988
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerPROMcLaren · from P3
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:32.943Berger · L45
Biggest gain+12Johansson P21→P9
Retirements16of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 3 | +2 | 60 | 1:36:06.857 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 4 | +2 | 60 | +9.870 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 5 | +2 | 60 | +1:08.580 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 11 | +7 | 60 | +1:13.350 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 6 | +1 | 60 | +1:14.560 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 10 | +4 | 59 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 7 | 0 | 59 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 15 | +7 | 59 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson JOF | Ligier | 21 | +12 | 57 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 8 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 18 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | |||
| — | Rial | 14 | 53 | DNF · L53 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 2 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 22 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 16 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 31 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Philippe Streiff STI | AGS | 19 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 9 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 12 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | |||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 23 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | |||
| — | Yannick Dalmas DAS | Lola | 17 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Euro Brun | 24 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Coloni | 25 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 20 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | 26 | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | March | 13 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 5 |
| 1986 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Williams | 2 | |
| 1985 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 6 |
| 1984 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 |
| 1983 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Brabham | 4 | |
| 1982 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 1 |
| 1981 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams | 2 |
| 1978 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 4 |